Gavaskar ran to Dhoni, said- Autograph is needed on the shirt, then...

In IPL 2023, an interesting match was played on Sunday between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at Chepauk ground. Kolkata won this match by six wickets. Batting first, Chennai scored 144 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Kolkata achieved the target in 18.3 overs. The win may have prolonged the wait for Chennai to make it to the playoffs, but what transpired after the match left the fans emotional. 

Dhoni's autograph on Gavaskar's shirt

Actually, after the match, the players of Chennai were going around the Chennai stadium to say thank-you to the fans. Meanwhile, former India captain and legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar, who is part of the commentary team in IPL, runs up to CSK captain Dhoni and demands an autograph on the shirt. After this Dhoni started smiling and he gave autograph on Gavaskar's shirt. Seeing this moment, the fans and social media users present at Chepauk Stadium got emotional.

Rinku and Varun also took autographs

In fact, this is the first time that the great Gavaskar has taken the autograph of a current player on his shirt. Gavaskar has been a part of the 1983 ODI World Cup and Dhoni 2011 ODI World Cup winning team. He has expressed his respect for Dhoni many times before. Soon after taking autographs, Gavaskar and Dhoni also hugged each other. After this Dhoni left from there. As soon as Dhoni leaves, Gavaskar smilingly says on air in the commentary - Please give me a new pink shirt for the remaining matches ahead. Not only Gavaskar, KKR's Rinku Singh and Varun Chakraborty were also seen taking Dhoni's autograph on their jerseys after the match.

have an era come to an end? #MSDhoni #CSKvKKR

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— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) May 14, 2023

Dhoni's last season?

It is believed that this could be the last World Cup for 41-year-old Dhoni. However, Dhoni himself has never given a statement regarding this. Dhoni made a big record in his name this season. He became the first player to captain 200 matches for a single team in the IPL. After this, Gavaskar also praised Dhoni fiercely. He had said – CSK knows how to get out of difficult situations. This has been possible only under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Captaining 200 matches is very difficult. Captaining so many matches is a burden and it can affect his performance as well, but Mahi is different. He is a different captain. There has never been a captain like him and there will never be anyone like him in future.

What happened in the CSK vs KKR match?

Talking about the match, batting first, Chennai had scored 144 runs losing six wickets. Shivam Dubey scored the highest 48 runs in 34 balls with the help of one four and three sixes. At the same time, Devon Conway played an inning of 30 runs. In response, the Kolkata team scored 147 runs losing four wickets in 18.3 overs and won the match. Rinku Singh played an inning of 54 runs in 43 balls. At the same time, captain Nitish Rana remained unbeaten after scoring 57 runs in 44 balls. With this victory, Kolkata has 12 points in 13 matches and this team remains in the playoff race. There itself, Despite the defeat, the Chennai team remains at the second position in the points table. To reach the playoffs, Chennai will have to win their last match or will need the support of luck.

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